Television comes in for 90 minutes of ribbing tonight. Heading the company of spoofers is Imogene Coca, once a regular Saturday-night ornament of Max Liebman's "Show Of Shows" series. Reunited with Liebman for this show, she is joined by actor Tony Randall, pop singers Eileen Barton, Alan Dale, Johnny Desmond, and another Show Of Shows alumnus, Bill Hayes, dancers Bambi Linn and Rod Alexander, Bil and Cora Baird and their marionettes, and musical-comedy performer Robert Gallagher.   

Highlights:

Grand Opening-Ensemble
"Faithfully-Unfaithfully" (film clip)-Coca, Gallagher
Hollywood Star Interview-Coca, Randall
Forgotten Songs-Barton, Dale, Desmond, Hayes, Linn, Alexander
"Wide,Wide, Wonderland"- Coca, Randall
"Get Your Audience"- Randall
Tenacious Commercial- Coca, Marionettes 
"The Merriest Widow"- Ensemble
"You'll Love Love In Paree"- Coca
"Maxim's"- Hayes, Coca
"Come To The Pavilion"- Coca
"Merry Widow Waltz"- Ensemble
Encores- Coca
"Jim," "Maywalk", "Strip", "Tramp", 

Host: Art Linkletter. 



                                

September 10th, 1967-September 7th, 1969 (NBC)

A half-hour sitcom about two next-door neighbors whose children intermarried. It starred Eve Arden, Roger C. Carmel, Richard Deacon, and Kaye Ballard, Desi Arnaz was the executive producer of the series and occasionally made appearances as bullfighter Raphael del Gado.                       

 In this SPECICAL Rankin / Bass animated broadcast, comedians provide their own voices for their animated counterparts, except for Chico Marx and W. C. Fields, both deceased. Groucho Marx, 80 years old, was still playing himself. Voice actor Paul Frees narrated the show and filled in for those actors who were not able to do their own voices. 

The show included such segments as a Marx Brothers skit, which was a reworking of a scene from their Broadway play I'll Say She Is (1924). The skit included their famous Napoleon parody, with Napoleon played by Groucho. The sketch featured animated representations. Romeo Muller is credited as having written special material for the show in addition to the original scripts that came from the various comedians' sketches.

This special and Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (released later that year) gave Rankin/Bass their highest TV ratings, even higher than Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964). 


The majority of the special is an animated vaudeville-style show featuring numerous comedians performing the greatest skits at the palace.

Flip Wilson's "Columbus" sketch (with audio taken directly from his 1967 Atlantic Records album Cowboys and Colored People) is set to animation, as Queen Isabel Johnson sends Christopher Columbus to the New World to find, among other things, Ray Charles.

Jack Benny and George Burns take a trip in Jack's infamous Maxwell, where Jack attempts to weasel his way out of paying an increased bridge toll (NOT COMPLETE).

Groucho Marx recreates the Napoleon parody act from the Marx Brothers' 1925 Broadway revue I'll Say She Is, with Groucho reprising his role as Napoleon. (NOT COMPLETE).

The W.C. Fields sketch is not included in this recording. 

The Smothers Brothers try their best to cooperate in singing a song to woo a princess, but their attempt does not go as planned.
In between the skits, various comedians including Henny Youngman, Jack E. Leonard, George Jessel, and Phyllis Diller tell a few funny jokes as the TV special progresses. 

Cast
Jack Benny . . . Himself
George Burns . . . Himself
Phyllis Diller . . . Herself
George Jessel . . . Himself
Jack E. Leonard . . . Himself
Groucho Marx . . . Napoleon/Himself
The Smothers Brothers . . . Themselves
Flip Wilson . . . Himself
Henny Youngman . . . Himself
Paul Frees ...Narrator
Joan Gardner . . . Josephine Bonaparte, additional voices

This broadcasts is sponsored by Pepsi Cola. The opening commercial is heard. 
                        

If "Uncle Miltie," "Your Show Of Shows," and "Bilko" mean something special to you, then this hour will too. For 60 minutes at least, the golden age of TV comedy comes alive.
Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, and Phil Silvers recreate classic routines from television series of the 1950s...Berle keeps getting it smack in the face as"The Movie Stand-In"; Caesar takes center stage (with Berle and Silvers as straightmen) for one of those great silent film spoofs; Silvers major segment is scheduled to involve reminiscences of the wheeling-dealing Bilko.
Also: a salute to Ernie Kovacs, with the three stars pantomiming the nutty Nairobi Trio, and an old-time vaudeville routine (with song, dance, and bad jokes).                           

September 19th,1970-September 3rd,1977

Successful CBS sitcom starring Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards. Mary landed a job as associate producer of the evening news at a Minneapolis television station. Veteran character actor Edward Asner who mostly played the heavy in TV guest starring appearances, portrayed her crusty boss Lou Grant. Other regulars included Gavin McLeod, Ted Knight, Georgia Engel, Valerie Harper,
Rhoda Morgenstern, and Cloris Leachman.   

Mary and Rhoda vacation in Mexico.                        

September 19th,1970-September 3rd,1977

Successful CBS sitcom starring Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards. Mary landed a job as associate producer of the evening news at a Minneapolis television station. Veteran character actor Edward Asner who mostly played the heavy in TV guest starring appearances, portrayed her crusty boss Lou Grant. Other regulars included Gavin McLeod, Ted Knight, Georgia Engel, Valerie Harper,
Rhoda Morgenstern, and Cloris Leachman.  

Mary attends a high school reunion.                                     

September 19th,1970-September 3rd,1977

Successful CBS sitcom starring Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards. Mary landed a job as associate producer of the evening news at a Minneapolis television station. Veteran character actor Edward Asner who mostly played the heavy in TV guest starring appearances, portrayed her crusty boss Lou Grant. Other regulars included Gavin McLeod, Ted Knight, Georgia Engel, Valerie Harper,
Rhoda Morgenstern, and Cloris Leachman.  

Mary discusses the birds and the bees with a young girl.                                              

September 19th,1970-September 3rd,1977

Successful CBS sitcom starring Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards. Mary landed a job as associate producer of the evening news at a Minneapolis television station. Veteran character actor Edward Asner who mostly played the heavy in TV guest starring appearances, portrayed her crusty boss Lou Grant. Other regulars included Gavin McLeod, Ted Knight, Georgia Engel, Valerie Harper,
Rhoda Morgenstern, and Cloris Leachman.  

                                                          

September 19th,1970-September 3rd,1977

Successful CBS sitcom starring Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards. Mary landed a job as associate producer of the evening news at a Minneapolis television station. Veteran character actor Edward Asner who mostly played the heavy in TV guest starring appearances, portrayed her crusty boss Lou Grant. Other regulars included Gavin McLeod, Ted Knight, Georgia Engel, Valerie Harper,
Rhoda Morgenstern, and Cloris Leachman.  

                                                                                                 

September 19th,1970-September 3rd,1977

Successful CBS sitcom starring Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards. Mary landed a job as associate producer of the evening news at a Minneapolis television station. Veteran character actor Edward Asner who mostly played the heavy in TV guest starring appearances, portrayed her crusty boss Lou Grant. Other regulars included Gavin McLeod, Ted Knight, Georgia Engel, Valerie Harper,
Rhoda Morgenstern, and Cloris Leachman.  

                                                                       

September 19th,1970-September 3rd,1977

Successful CBS sitcom starring Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards. Mary landed a job as associate producer of the evening news at a Minneapolis television station. Veteran character actor Edward Asner who mostly played the heavy in TV guest starring appearances, portrayed her crusty boss Lou Grant. Other regulars included Gavin McLeod, Ted Knight, Georgia Engel, Valerie Harper,
Rhoda Morgenstern, and Cloris Leachman.  

                                                                                    

A satirical stroll down an adult version of "Sesame Street." Other outstanding segments include a testimonial roast with Rich Little playing all the participants. 

Duplicate of #5020.                      

A new version of the comedy-drama based on the 1947 film about a department store Santa who tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he really is Santa and goes on trial to prove it.             

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.      

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                   

Created by Jim Henson 1976-1981, the Muppets starred in their own half-hour comedy-variety show. A guest celebrity was on hand each week to assist Kermit the frog.  

Scooter becomes Gonzo's manager. Series Premiere.       

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                                

Series of semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                   

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.  

Satire on Jimmy Carter                 

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                                

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                                             

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                                                          

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                   

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                                             

Series of semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                                

Political satirist Mark Russell in an election-eve show.

Series of LIVE Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                                                          

Series of LIVE Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                                                                                    

Series of LIVE Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                                                                                                 

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.  

A discussion on Prince Charles and Lady Diana. 

                                                        

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                                                                       

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.                                

Series of Semi-monthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004, hosted by political satirist Mark Russell.